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Lacock Abbey   A manor created from an Augustinian nunnery in 1539. Lacock Abbey is set in a marvellously preserved village owned by the National Trust. Much of the monastic features survive in the house, which was the home of Fox-Talbot, one of the inventors of photography (there is a fascinating photography museum in the village). Lacock Abbey Photo Gallery. Lacock, Wiltshire, England, SN15 2LG Attraction Type: Historic House Location: off A350 Website: Lacock Abbey Email: lacockabbey@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01249 730 459 Fax: 01249 730 501 National Trust Location map Details of Lacock Abbey - Photos of Lacock Abbey OS ST919 684 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Lanhydrock    House, courtyard and church built 1640, though largely restored in 1881 following a fire. See both family and servants rooms, furnished in the Edwardian style, including extensive kitchens. Long (116 feet) Jacobean gallery survived the fire, and you can be glad it did, for it has a wonderful plasterwork ceiling. Bodmin, Cornwall, England, PL30 5AD Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 2 m SE Bodmin, off A38 or B3268 Website: Lanhydrock Email: lanhydrock@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01208 265 950 Fax: 01208 265 959 National Trust Location map Details of Lanhydrock OS SX085 636 Heritage Highlight: Long gallery plasterwork Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Leighton Hall    Modest Victorian house chock full of samples of Gillow wooden furniture. Carnforth, Lancashire, England, LA5 9ST Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 3 m N Carnforth, off A6 Website: Leighton Hall Email: info@leightonhall.co.uk Phone: 01524 734 474 Fax: 01524 720 357 Location map OS SD494 744 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Levens Hall    Gabled Elizabethan house on medieval foundations, set in topiary gardens. A comfortable home, not just a show-piece, with warm, panelled rooms. If you simply must see Beau Brummel's snuff box, this is the place to come. Kendal, Cumbria, England, LA8 0PD Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 5 m S Kendal, on A6 Website: Levens Hall Email: houseopening@levenshall.co.uk Phone: 01539 560 321 Fax: 01539 560 669 Location map Details of Levens Hall OS SD495 851 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Little Moreton Hall    Little Moreton Hall is arguably the finest half-timbered manor in England - certainly it is one of the most heavily photographed! The house is set around three sides of a cobbled courtyard and ringed around by a moat. The half-timbering is fanciful, delightfully ornate. The upper stories of the house project out over the base, and the small windows boast an enjoyable variety of Tudor glass. Little Moreton was built between 1450 and 1580 by the Moreton family, but little remains to preserve their memory. There are no corridors within the house; each room leads directly into the next, and the floors are connected by compact spiral staircases. The lack of interior furnishings allow visitors to see the wonderful plasterwork and wall paintings, including those in the long gallery. A knot garden stands outside the house. Congleton, Cheshire, England, CW12 4SD Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 4 miles SW of Congleton, E off A34 Website: Little Moreton Hall Email: littlemoretonhall@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01260 272 018 National Trust Location map Details of Little Moreton Hall OS SJ833 589 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Lodge Park   A rare surviving 17th century grandstand, Lodge Park was built as part of the Sherborne estate by John Dutton as an observation post for deer coursing. The restored grandstand is set in 18th century parkland designed by Charles Bridgeman. Aldsworth, Cheltenham, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 3PP Attraction Type: Historic House Location: On a minor road just off the A40 Website: Lodge Park Email: lodgepark@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01451 844 130 Fax: 01451 844 131 National Trust Location map Details of Lodge Park - Photos of Lodge Park OS SP147 123 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Longleat   Set in parkland created by Capability Brown, the elegant Elizabethan/Renaissance exterior belies an extravagant Italianate interior. Surrounded by an extensive safari park and a multitude of other attractions. Home of the Marquess of Bath, beloved of tabloid newspapers, Longleat is one of the true "Treasure Houses" of England. Warminster, Wiltshire, England, BA12 7NW Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 4 m SW Warminster, off A362 Website: Longleat Email: enquiries@longleat.co.uk Phone: 01985 844400 Fax: 01985 844885 Location map Details of Longleat - Photos of Longleat OS ST809 430 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Loseley Park    The Elizabethan Manor House has been the home of the More-Molyneux family for over 400 years and was built by an ancestor of the present owner. Featuring many fine portraits and other works of art, furniture from the 16th century and panelling from Henry VIII's Nonsuch Palace. Stakescorner Road, Guildford, Surrey, England, GU3 1HS Attraction Type: Historic House Location: on B3000 Website: Loseley Park Email: enquiries@loseleypark.co.uk Phone: 01483 304440 Fax: 01483 302036 Location map OS SU975 471 Heritage Highlight: Panelling from the lost Tudor palace of Nonsuch Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Lullingstone Castle    The Lullingstone estate was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, but the current house dates to 1497. It has been home to the Peche family since it was built. The house is set in 120 acres of parkland, and offers superb gardens, including the award-winning World Garden of Plants, with over 10,000 species of plants from across the globe. The huge Henry VII Gate House is one of the earliest brick gatehouses in England. The interiors are superb, with the great hall being perhaps the finest room. Eynsford, Kent, England, DA4 0JA Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 1 m S Eynsford on A225 Website: Lullingstone Castle Email: info@lullingstonecastle.co.uk Phone: 01322 862 114 Fax: 01322 862 115 Location map OS TQ529 646 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Lulworth Castle    Restored 1608 mock medieval castle. The round towers at the corners of the straightforward square building rise to four stories, providing excellent views of the surrounding countryside and coast. Lulworth Castle was gutted by fire in 1929, but in the 1970s an ambitious rebuilding plan took place with the aid of English Heritage, allowing the exterior of the castle to be restored to the condition it enjoyed the day before the fire. East Lulworth, Wareham, Dorset, England, BH20 5QS Attraction Type: Historic House Location: on the B3070 Website: Lulworth Castle Phone: 0845 450 1054 Location map Details of Lulworth Castle OS SY854 820 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Lydiard Park    This lovely country estate was the property of the St. John family for over 500 years, and was rescued from ruin in 1943 by the Swindon Corporation, which set about restoring the Palladian house. The visitor will find original family furnishings and fine plasterwork, as well as 'The Blue Closet', containing the treasures of 18th century society artist Lady Diana Spenser. The extensive formal parklands, undergoing a 4-year restoration project, remain open to visitors. Lydiard Tregoze, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, SN5 3PA Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 4 miles W of Swindon Website: Lydiard Park Email: lydiardpark@swindon.gov.uk Phone: 01793 770 401 Fax: 01793 770 968 Location map OS SU106847 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Lyme Park    Lyme Park was begun in the Tudor period but the present house was transformed by the architect Leoni into an ornate Italian palace in the 1720s. Within the house traces of the Elizabethan core remain, providing a contrast with Leoni's work. The showpiece staterooms are festooned with tapestries, a fine collectron of English clocks, and carvings by Grinling Gibbons. Yet the interior is a mix of styles. The Elizabethan long gallery has retained much of its original character, and the royal coat of arms stands over the fireplace in the drawing room. Some fine period furnishings are scattered throughout, though little remains to commemorate the Legh family, who owned the house from the 14th century to 1946. In the library are 3 ancient Greek tombstones brought here by archaeologist Thomas Legh in the 19th century. Disley, Stockport, Cheshire, England, SK12 2NX Attraction Type: Historic House Location: on A6, 6 miles SE of Stockport Website: Lyme Park Email: lymepark@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01663 762 023 Fax: 01663 765 035 National Trust Location map Details of Lyme Park OS SJ965 824 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Lytes Cary Manor    The oldest part of Lytes Cary is the chapel, which dates to the 14th century. The 15th century saw the construction of the Great Hall, and major additions were made in the 16th. Fallen derelict in the 20th century, the house was restored by Sir Walter Jenner. Charlton Mackrell, Somerton, Somerset, England, TA11 7HU Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 1 mile N of Ilchester bypass A303 Website: Lytes Cary Manor Email: lytescarymanor@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01458 224 471 National Trust Location map OS ST529265 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Lyveden New Bield    Lyveden New Bield is a beautiful shell of an Elizabethan lodge, surrounded by a moated pleasure garden. Lyveden can claim to be one of the first garden lauyouts in Britain. Oundle, Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England, PE8 5AT Attraction Type: Historic House Website: Lyveden New Bield Email: lyvedennewbield@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01832 205358 National Trust Location map OS SP983853 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

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